ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,534,813, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Atotech Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG (Berlin).

"Purification of metallic objects in the presence of a liquid and layer silicate(s)" was invented by Udo Hofmann (Berlin).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention is related to a process for purification of metallic objects comprising an oil-adsorbing step in the presence of a liquid and a layer silicate component."

The patent was filed on March 3, 2021, under Application No. 17/908,934.

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